Name details

Krause Point

Krause Point (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Krause Point  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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United States Gazetteer Id 127596

Feature type: Point (8)

Origin

This name originates from United States of America. It is part of the United States Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

Low, ice-covered point fronting on Davis Sea midway between Cape Torson and Cape Filchner. Mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation HighJump, 1946-47, and named by the US-ACAN for Glenn R. Krause, photogrammetrist with the Navy Hydrographic Office, who served as surveyor with the USN Operation Windmill parties which established astronomical control stations along Wilhelm II, Knox and Budd Coasts in 1947-48.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
66° 34' 00.0" S
-66.56667°
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Longitude:
91° 04' 00.0" E
91.06667°
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Altitude:
Not recorded
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
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Source Identifier:
Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
Unknown
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

None

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
1-Jan-1955

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